Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Squeeze the juice from a lemon into the bowl and mix everything together to ensure the chicken is well coated with the lemon and olive oil.
Set the chicken aside for now.
In a separate bowl, mix together the bread crumbs and grated cheese, using about one-third cheese to two-thirds bread crumbs.
Add fresh parsley to the bread crumb mixture and stir well.
Drizzle a bit of olive oil into the bread crumb mixture to help keep the cutlets moist during baking.
Take the chicken cutlets and coat them with the lemon and olive oil mixture.
Next, dip each cutlet into the bread crumb mixture, ensuring they are fully coated.
Arrange the coated cutlets on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Drizzle a little more olive oil over the cutlets and sprinkle some lemon zest on top.
Bake the cutlets in the oven on the middle rack for 20 to 25 minutes, and for the last 2 to 3 minutes, switch to broil to crisp up the tops.
